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Wednesday Dec 16 | The Times

New sketch circulated in Cornwell case

Kristi Cornwell's 39th birthday will be marked with a candlelight vigil Sunday in her hometown as authorities continue to track down new leads in the Blairsville woman's disappearance more than four months ago.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, Ranger, GA

Thu Dec 10, 2009

Columbus Ledger-Enquirer

GBI finds possible link in attack cases

Authorities are investigating a possible link between an attack on a woman in Morgan County and similar incidents in Union County and Ranger, N.C. Georgia Bureau of Investigation spokesman John Bankhead said Thursday that a woman called the agency this week after seeing the sketch of a man suspected in an attempted abduction in North Carolina.

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Related Topix: Ranger, GA

Mon Dec 07, 2009

WDUN-AM Gainesville

GBI releases sketch of person of interest in Cornwell disappearance

Agents with the Georgia Bureau of Investigation have released a sketch of a man who might have some connection to the disappearance of Kristi Cornwell of Blairsville.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, Ranger, GA, Cherokee County, GA

Thu Oct 29, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Family relentless in search for Kristi Cornwell

Almost three months have passed since Kristi Cornwell went out for an evening walkA and seemingly walked off the face of the Earth.

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Related Topix: Cell Phones, Electronics, Blairsville, GA, Carrollton, GA

Sun Oct 25, 2009

The Times

Family holds out hope for missing woman

The search for Kristi Cornwell continues. It has been nearly 11 weeks since Cornwell, 38, was abducted while walking along a rural Union County road near her parents' home.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Thu Oct 08, 2009

WNC Sentinel

John Nix and the Country Cousins in concert

One of Union County's musical institutions over the years has been the Nix Brothers and the Country Cousins band.

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Related Topix: Young Harris, GA

Thu Sep 03, 2009

WSB-AM Atlanta

New Lead in Cornwell Case

There could be a new lead in the case of a missing Blairsville woman. The GBI confirms it's looking into the case of a woman who was almost abducted about a week before Kristi Cornwell's disappearance.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Fri Aug 28, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Fundraiser set for missing Blairsville mom

The family of a missing Blairsville mom is trying to raise money to continue the search now that police help and media attention have decreased.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Wed Aug 26, 2009

WSB-AM Atlanta

Missing Woman's Boyfriend: "She's Alive'

The last person to speak to a missing Union County woman still thinks she's alive.

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Related Topix: Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro, Blairsville, GA

Mon Aug 24, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

$50,000 Reward For Info on Missing Woman

The family of missing Blairsville woman, Kristi Cornwell, announced a $50,000 reward over the weekend.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Sat Aug 22, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Televised Appeals From Cornwell's Family

Family members of a Union County woman who authorities believe was abducted last week appeared on two national television shows Monday morning.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Thu Aug 20, 2009

The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

GBI unsure if Blairsville womana s abduction was random or targeted

Kristi Cornwell spent years securing violent felons in prison and never got hurt.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, Prison, Life, Self Defense, Atlanta, GA

Tue Aug 18, 2009

MyFoxAtlanta

Search Enters 6th Day for Missing Woman

Rescue teams fanned out in Union County for a sixth straight day as they continued the search for missing Blairsville woman Kristi Cornwell.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Mon Aug 17, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Blairsville woman's family clings to hope

Kristi Cornwell's baby brother walked up and down the rural road from where his sister was taken, calling her name in the dark, even as law enforcement began the official search for the missing Blairsville woman, Richard Cornwell said Saturday.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, Atlanta Metro, 9, Dawson County, GA

Sat Aug 15, 2009

MyATLtv.com

Kristi Cornwell's Cell Phone Found

Friday evening, the GBI said they found Kristi Cornwell's cell phone a few miles away from where the Union County woman went missing this week near Blairsville.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, 9

The Times

Man forced to wait to plead guilty

A Blairsville man who authorities say fatally shot his ex-girlfriend was ready to admit to the murder in court just two days later, but a Georgia law prevented the swift guilty plea.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Fri Aug 14, 2009

Atlanta Journal-Constitution

Search continues for Blairsville woman

It's a road rarely traveled, but Kristi Cornwell knew it well. Cornwell's family lives on Jones Creek Road in Blairsville, and she didn't think twice about walking the four-mile loop alone at night.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA, Atlanta, GA, Atlanta Metro

Thu Aug 13, 2009

WDUN-AM Gainesville

Few details released about missing Blairsville woman

The Georgia Bureau of Investigation has been called to help Union County authorities with the case of a missing Blairsville woman.

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Related Topix: Blairsville, GA

Sat Jul 25, 2009

The Times

Event keeps hiker's memory alive

Friends continue to remember Meredith Hope Emerson, and an upcoming memorial is scheduled in one of her favorite places.

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Related Topix: Buford, GA, Blairsville, GA, Dawson County, GA

Thu Jul 16, 2009

WXIA-TV Atlanta

Dog Rescue Mission Underway

It was a very rough monday for Jenn Hobby. The Q100 radio personality hit a dog with her car on the way back from vacation.

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